Yes. Raping Saucony where they could be investing in a few young upcoming athletes instead of a has-been.
Keep running Parker. I’m all for lifelong runner, but he’s a fast hobby jigger now.
Fact.
Get a clue! If he retires, do you think Saucony is going to give his money to someone else? NO! Saucony does not have a history of investing in young talent. How old are you kid?
Get a clue! If he retires, do you think Saucony is going to give his money to someone else? NO! Saucony does not have a history of investing in young talent. How old are you kid?
Exactly. Parker isn't a good investment but seems like exactly the runner Saucony spends money on. I mean Molly Huddle is still Saucony's best runner and she is pretty much done. Grayson Murphy after that and she excels mostly on the trail side. Other than that, they still sponsor Laura Thweatt who like Parker has done not much of anything to deserve a continued sponsorship.
I don't think Roots Running is a "pro" group. At least they don't have the PRs or credentials of a professional running team. Look at the guys that have recently joined - Sid Vaughn, Charlie Lawrence, etc. These are fast hobbyjoggers - no one is paying them, or even providing free gear if I had to guess. Maybe Droddy and Parker supply them all with Saucony and Salomons?
As you acknowledge, Droddy has a deal with Salomon and Stinson with Saucony. In addition, Frank Lara signed with Altra and I believe Gidabuday has, too. Maggie Montoya signed with Salomon and Jen Bergman has been with Brooks forever. Doesn’t look so different from Team Boss with several varying individual sponsorships. As for Charlie Lawrence, by appearances he’s a pacer for the women plus maybe in-house media guy. What should they all do in the absence of a group sponsor, just disband and move away? Train only with people who are sponsored? Is sponsorship what makes training effective?
As for Charlie Lawrence, by appearances he’s a pacer for the women plus maybe in-house media guy.
Straight from the man's IG bio: "Professional Marathoner for @roots_running". So maybe someone should tell him if he's just there to be a pacer / media guy?
Straight from the man's IG bio: "Professional Marathoner for @roots_running". So maybe someone should tell him if he's just there to be a pacer / media guy?
Parker has good track speed and a huge engine thats helps him from 15k - 25k races. However his running economy isn't good enough for the marathon, he's a diesel engine like Ritz. He's clearly using more energy than the guys around him, there's no flow or elasticity to his stride.
He went through 10k in 29:11 which is around 61:30 pace… so very simply, he went for a big PB and it wasn’t his day. It happens - he’ll be back. Splits linked below:
Straight from the man's IG bio: "Professional Marathoner for @roots_running". So maybe someone should tell him if he's just there to be a pacer / media guy?
No ARRS entry for a 2:16 guy, so probably zero career prize monies. Unless his sponsorship is a complete secret or he somehow gets fat appearance fees and zero prize money, he has no professional income from running. As has been established, Roots has no income to offer. What, does he have some secret benefactor a la Pip?
Why would he call it quits when there is an Olympic selection cycle coming up in a year? If you spent the last decade trying to make it as a pro runner, would you bail when things weren't going well or would you stick with it to try to turn it around and make an OG team? If anything, it would be pathetic to give up after dedicating so much time and so much pain and sweat instead of taking it as far as you possibly can. Life is very long. There is plenty of time to settled down to a desk job, get married and have kids. Stinson is just 30. What difference does it make if he puts a couple more years in to see where it takes him? Personally, I would take running a crappy time in Valencia over sitting in an office staring at a computer screen any day of the week.
He went through 10k in 29:11 which is around 61:30 pace… so very simply, he went for a big PB and it wasn’t his day. It happens - he’ll be back. Splits linked below:
I’m old enough to be your father and I’m an AR with WA. If you want to fantasize that you know more about the inner workings of the professional running scene and contracts than I do, then fantasize away.
Straight from the man's IG bio: "Professional Marathoner for @roots_running". So maybe someone should tell him if he's just there to be a pacer / media guy?
No ARRS entry for a 2:16 guy, so probably zero career prize monies. Unless his sponsorship is a complete secret or he somehow gets fat appearance fees and zero prize money, he has no professional income from running. As has been established, Roots has no income to offer. What, does he have some secret benefactor a la Pip?
Just looked up who he is. He is fast but just not fast enough to be a legitimate pro. Do other Roots runners besides Parker and Lara have at least a part time job?
Straight from the man's IG bio: "Professional Marathoner for @roots_running". So maybe someone should tell him if he's just there to be a pacer / media guy?
No ARRS entry for a 2:16 guy, so probably zero career prize monies. Unless his sponsorship is a complete secret or he somehow gets fat appearance fees and zero prize money, he has no professional income from running. As has been established, Roots has no income to offer. What, does he have some secret benefactor a la Pip?
Guy has a full time job. He probably just had a typo that omitted a comma between professional and marathoner.
Not sure if "the Stinsonator" has a job, but Droddy works as a warehouse manager and Lara has an office job, or did. After his stellar 2:15+ in Chicago it's a good thing that he does.
No ARRS entry for a 2:16 guy, so probably zero career prize monies. Unless his sponsorship is a complete secret or he somehow gets fat appearance fees and zero prize money, he has no professional income from running. As has been established, Roots has no income to offer. What, does he have some secret benefactor a la Pip?
Just looked up who he is. He is fast but just not fast enough to be a legitimate pro.
He's Wejo level. Sure, technically two minutes faster but you have to factor in supershoe conversion. Wejo was never sponsored by any brand in the sport, either. Seems like "professional" is a stand-in for "trust fund" in either case.
Just looked up who he is. He is fast but just not fast enough to be a legitimate pro.
He's Wejo level. Sure, technically two minutes faster but you have to factor in supershoe conversion. Wejo was never sponsored by any brand in the sport, either. Seems like "professional" is a stand-in for "trust fund" in either case.
Also, Wejo's ultimate professional role in the sport came from pacing a female runner. I think that Charlie person paced Des for 50K.
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